When referring to the Biblical god, shouldn't people use the terms "Jehovah" or "Yaweh"?

Question

People need to be more specific because a thousand different things are meant when people use the word "God," and tons of them aren't Biblical. The word no longer has any meaning. And for those who speak of a Universal force or inner light, perhaps "Supreme Being" is best.

Answer 1

Christendom has largely joined with superstitious Jews in suppressing the use of "Yahweh" and "Jehovah". However, it seems that Christendom's anti-YHWH bias largely devolves from their hatred of Jehovah's Witnesses, the religion almost single-handedly responsible for the growing public recognition that the Almighty God of Judaism and Christianity actually does a personal name.

It seems that too many are more interested in coddling superstition than in allowing intellectual honesty and respect for the Almighty.


Interestingly, Encyclopaedia Judaica says that “the avoidance of pronouncing the name YHWH ... was caused by a misunderstanding of the Third Commandment.”
http://www.jehovantodistajat.fi/e/20040122/article_02.htm

(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth

(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No...

The earliest Christians didn't do that. It was Theos throughout the New Testament. The proponents of this make numerous mistakes:
1. The Jews refused to pronounce the name.
2. The name could have been transliterated, which you describe here, translated, which would give you a form based on the "be" verb (I AM), or generalized for lack of a better term. This is what was done. The Greek word which would be a true translation of "EL" from Hebrew was used rather than either a translation or transliteration. The New Testament contains numerous instances where men's names were TRANSLATED. This seems to be their normal form in order to MAINTAIN THE MEANING in the target language.
3. Jewish Christians continued to do exactly what they had been doing under the law. They would use adonai or el/elohim as the primary designation. It does seem that the Jewish Christians got away SOME from the tradition. The Hebrew translation of the New Testament rendered kurios (Lord) as YHVH (The Hebrew form of the name) hundreds of times..

Answer 4

Dear Swampthing,

What did you, or do you call your mom and dad? Do you call them by the name that is in the phone book or on the IRS records?

This is such a non-question. I use a variety of Names for the Author of life and it depends on what I'm praying about.

When I am surveying what I see regarding the MACRO creation, yes, I will use names like the awesome uncreated Creator of the univserse. When I am focusing on the MICRO creation as I watch my 16 month old grandson use sign language to ask for help in reaching the magnets on the refrigerator that are too high for his reach, I use Father or Abba Father.

For the time being I keep finding new names for God because I continue to learn more and more about Him. I don't think that anyone will truly know His name until we go to live with Him eternally.

Jehovah is a man-made name. Nothing more and nothing less.

Answer 5

Jehovah or Yahweh are more title or descriptive... God also is a title... no one knows God's true name.... the enemies of God constantly strive to confuse the meaning of God... just as so many words have been co-opted by negative use...God is the English word... God is God and there is only one God... Those who know The Truth are not deceived by the misapplication of the Title God.... There is also no reason not to use Jehovah or Yahweh... it is a mater of choice...Personally I would go for Jehovah as a universal Title for all languages... but I am sure that those who speak other languages would have their own preference

Answer 6

I definitely agree with your point.
Perhaps even just saying the "christian god" would be more appropriate (the terms Jehovah and Yahweh are disputed by many of the christian faith as it is).

Perhaps as an alternate to Supreme Being, one could say "The Great Spirit" or "The Great Mystery" as well.

Answer 7

Hannah, your inference might hold up if we were not specifically commanded not to use a Name in any context other than that of service in the Temple in Jerusalem. This commandment is commonly rendered as, "Thou shalt not take the L-rd's Name in vain." That is, no Name is to be used in any but the most solemn and sacred context, i.e. a Temple service.

Also, just FYI, many Jews find the use of a Name, in print (even on an electronic screen) or otherwise, to be offensive.

Answer 8

The Jewish view is that we cannot know the name of G-d, whatever we try to call G-d, however we try to define G-d, we omit far too much. This belief is absolutely central and is why we don't say the name. It might seem nit-picky to outsiders, but it's a profound and visceral reminder of this tenet.

I'm an atheist Jew and it still bothers me every time I see someone flinging Y--- around on here. Please don't encourage that.

'Jehovah' is actually a mistake. In order to avoid an accidental speaking of the Name, the four letters of the one are written with the vowels of Adonai. 'Yehovah' is an attempt to read the consonants of one word with the vowels of another. That's a misreading of Jewish texts. Which doesn't usually bother most Christians, but -please- don't encourage them on this one.

Answer 9

The God of Abraham works for me.

Answer 10

God works for me